Archive for » April 29th, 2013«

The seventh edition of Notte Gozitana’ Lejlet Lapsi is taking place between Friday, the 10th of and Sunday, the 12th of May. As in previous additions the three days of festivities will be a feast of Gozo’s culture and identity. Among the many events planned for the weekend in Gozo are four cultural tours that [...]

BirdLife Malta has this evening published satellite images taken from Google Earth showing the outline of the Ghadira Nature Reserve protected zone and the location within this of the two hunters photographed by BirdLife Malta wardens on 25th April,. This follows the FKNK claims yesterday that the two men were not inside the protected area.Commenting [...]

Xaghra Day 2013 events were celebrated on Saturday, organised by the Local Council, they included football tournaments and festive band marches by the Victory Band of Xaghra from Victory Square to the Victory Band Club. Loraine Borg, an active member of the Xaghra Scouts Group presented a family event at the Band Club, starting with [...]

Readers Letter - “Further to recent reports concerning Hondoq, here are some quotes from various concerned bodies. Let’s hope that MEPA takes heed of their own opinions and those of so many others and confirm their opposition to the Hondoq project in the 2nd of May appeal. Directorate of Environment Protection (MEPA) “having reviewed and [...]

Zminijietna, the ‘Voice of the Left,’ said in a statement today that it has joined in the call for the MEPA Environment and Planning Tribunal to reject Thursday’s appeal for the Hondoq ir-Rummien Project. “The proposed project is outside the development zone, mostly frequented by the public both for swimming, hiking and rambling purposes. People [...]

The new Samsung Galaxy S4, is now available at all Vodafone stores across Malta and Gozo with exclusive discounts on the new Vodafone RED Plans, Vodafone Malta said today. “The Samsung Galaxy S4 is truly a phone that makes our lives richer, simpler and more fun,” said Karl Galea, Senior Executive from Vodafone Malta. “As [...]

‘Il-Klassi II Z’ (The Class II Z) will be performed by the Gozo Creative Theatre Club as part of this years Notte Gozitana (Lejliet Lapsi) activities. The production is taking place in collaboration with the Gozo Culture and Information Office, Ministry for Gozo, the Gozo ‘Il-Klassi II Z’ is a traditional Gozitan comedy by Peter [...]

Gaulitana: A Festival of Music will conclude on Friday, the 3rd of May at the Kempski Hotel San Lawrenz, featuring scores from the musical theatre. Semi-staged adaptations of the musicals Annie, Annie Get Your Gun and Carousel will be performed by the Gaulitanus Choir, some of its soloists and British guest soloist Emma Darling. British [...]

Lunchtime concerts performed by Kalypso Ensemble and organised by Din l-Art Helwa, are gaining popularity at Our Lady of Victory Church, Valletta’s oldest church. They provide a welcome break from the hussle and bussle of the City. With the collaboration of Istituto italiano di Cultura, the next concert will be held this coming Friday, May [...]

Provisional data indicate that the industrial producer price index in March increased by 2.0 per cent when compared to the previous month, the National Statistics office said today. In March, the producer price index for total industry went up by 2.0 per cent over the previous month. This was due to a rise in intermediate [...]

Over the weekend the Marsa C.C took on the Pretenders C.C who were on their fifth tour to the island. Their first visit was in 2006. On Saturday the Pretenders batted first in the forty over encounter. A. Brooksbank was dominant early and top scored with fifty seven runs which included six fours and a [...]